The Rubik's Cube dates to my childhood, when it was for leaving on a desk to be fiddled with — or, for a select few strange birds, for actually solving, sometimes very quickly. At that time, knowing ...

The simple Rubik's Cube is a harder problem than most people realize. Using the currently provided best algorithm for solving the cube, for example, would take the computer you're reading this on now ...

A maths whizz who solved a Rubik's Cube in less than seven seconds held an event for champions to pit their puzzle solving skills against each other. Ben Whitmore, is constantly striving to set a new ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The brain twister that is the Rubik's cube has not only befuddled many people that have tried to ...

Problem 1 is all about visualising 3-D shapes and counting cubes. Maths teacher Chris Smith and pupils from Grange Academy are here to explain. The Maths Week Scotland Daily Challenges have been set ...

Solving one Rubik’s Cube can be a tricky task for most us but for one maths magician the colourful puzzle is a piece of cake. Stanford University student Ravi Fernando has taken multi-tasking to a new ...

A carpenter, working with a buzz saw, wishes to cut a wooden cube, three inches on a side, into 27 one-inch cubes. This can be easily done by making six cuts through the cube, keeping the pieces ...

An engineer noted for his ability to visualize three-dimensional structure was having coffee and doughnuts. Before he dropped a sugar cube into his cup, he placed the cube on the table and thought, ...